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Dahlgren Peter

The Humanities as Allies: Media Studies and the Web

31 Oct, 2018

Peter Dahlgren
A central feature of late modernity is the media, especially in their newer digital forms. (In this text I use the term the Web out of convenience – if somewhat inaccurately – to refer to the technical infrastructure and software of integrated digital media, including social media). The Web is not only embedded as an inexorable manifestation…

Public Sphere Participation Online: the Ambiguities of Affect

25 Mai, 2018

Peter Dahlgren
The point of departure of this essay is the growing attention to affect as an important aspect of political participation, particularly in the context of online media’s role in democracy and public spheres. The approach pulls together a broad range of research on participation, public spheres and affect, with the aim of highlighting important gains…